| Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE By ADELE GARRISON Madge Assures Mary Philip Has Withdrawn All Opposition to the Marriage I spent very little time in preparation preparation tion ion for meeting Philip p I hastily tastily brushed my hair and slipped int into nto an informal dinner dress o of dark blue lue crepe As I went into the hall Mary ilary came rushing up to me mc Before taken me upstairs I 1 had told old her and Noel of the impending visit but from her excited apprehensive sive ive face I 1 guessed that the interval of if waiting had frayed her nerves Instead instead in- in stead tead of smoothing them Oh Auntie Madge Madgel she said ald my arm How do you suppose suppose sup- sup pose lose hell he'll act You cant can't imagine how low sort of at terrorized I am No Noels Noel's ls l's just as as bad although hes he's trying tring to appear very nonchalant and I dont don't dare arc show him how frightened I am Hes Ics sore enough already at h his father for lor or the things hes he's tried to pull Im I'm afraid if he should guess how I feel fee hed he'd say something to his dad that would throw the well known fat lat right Into the fire lire I 1 took her trembling hands in mine and laughed deliberately at her TO PLAY THE AMIABLE PARENT PARENTI II I I never dreamed you'd jitters jitters jit- jit lers over a n prospective in father-in- law I told her severely Especially one who appears ready to do the amiable parent to perfection When I talked to him over the telephone he was most delightfully cordial cordIal- when he found that he really had been I invited to the wedding and wedding and you cant can't blame him for Cor leelin feeling offended at attha tha that t. t On the contrary Mary said sap api- api distinctly encouraging shows that hes he's interested at an any rate 1 I really thought hed he'd treat th the whole affair with lofty oblivion DC Do you really think hell he'll hebe be decent MADGE l CALMS MARY My Mv dear child chUd I made m my voice I as as possible Hell not nol f only be decent hell he'll be magnificent If It he Intended being disagreeable he would have stayed away altogether As long Jong as he has accepted our invitation invitation invitation tation to dinner depend upon it hell he'll play the game He may have accepted accept accept- ed the marriage plan because we forced his hand but nobody will wil dream of that from his behavior I 1 hope youre you're oure right Mary said sale pessimistically but I cant can't make i it 11 seem possible that hes he's really given in and that he isn't scheming even now to break up the wedding in some diabolically ingenious way Your imagination is running away with you I t told ld her severely Wont you b believe mc me when I 1 tell tel you that I 1 am sure Philip will make no no move to postpone ex r break up your wedding Ill take c your word she sOlid said kissIng kiss kiss- t Ing me mc and Ill I'll run back and tep tell tel Noel w whit what at you say Poor bo boyl Hes Heli I in n a blue funk although weve we've both been throwing the optimism at each other Run along I told her and dont don't delay dclay coming downstairs You dont don't want to appear lacking in respect to your future dad you know WILL WILI GO THROUGH Well be there in a minute with bells sells on she said and I went downstairs downstairs downstairs down down- stairs wondering if I were right in m my Intuition that Philip would v make no further attempt to delay this wedding I was not so sure o of his continued good behavior after the marriage I told old myself with a little pan pang of apprehension ap- ap ap I did not believe that he held the marriage bond in much reverence reverence reverence rev rev- and felt felt although although I hoped I Iw Iwas Iwas w was doing him an injustice that Injustice that he would have no more compunction in inputting inputting inputting putting obstacles in in tho the path of their marital happiness than h he had In making miserable the days a of their Betrothal But I let nothing of or this this' appear In my face tace as I came down the stairs to find Mr standing in the thel hail haU l letting his gaze roam from twined and festooned stairway to the doors the windows and the improvised improvised improvised altar in the living room before which the wedding ceremony was to tobe tobe be solemnized Who did all this he asked It Is Isone isone lone one of at the prettiest effects I have ever seen Behold Harry Underwood smote his breast then pointed a forefinger at Dicky And lo W Ware We Weare are the people Of course me mein In frau frai there will try to tell you she bossed the job but dont don't take any stock in her hr claims HERE IS THE BRIDE The results show her hand Mr bowed low to Lillian But Bu arent aren't you going to let me have any hand in this A dozen if you like Dicky said carelessly What do you wish Well We'll tear down anything you say I wondered 1 if Philip caught the antagonism behind the app apparently ap ap- ap- ap p patently natured good gibing If he did he made madeno no sign Tear down anything as as' as perfect as ns this he exclaimed in m horror I Ionly Ionly Ionly only d a shower of blossoms against these Ah here is the bride bridel as as Mary came down the stairs closely followed by Noel Noel Let Let me see my dear isn't your favorite rose a bronze yellow Just touched with rose Do you object if your future father sends over a 1 few for I t your wedding few Lillian Llllian murmured A bushels I in m my car ear but I did not riot answer her I was watching Marys Mary's face Continued tomorrow Copyright 1933 K i F. 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